The Indian High Commission in London has handed over the extradition request documents for fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India as a prime accused in the USD 2 billion loan fraud scam at Punjab National Bank, to the UK Central Authority, according to official sources here.

India has curtailed supply of vegetables and essential commodities to Maldives as it plays in the hands of Chinese. With Pakistani navy standing guard to Maldives economic exclusive zone, a strong Chinese presence in the country poses security concerns for India.

The notoriously media-unfriendly Sanjay Gandhi was the paparazzi's nightmare, refusing to succumb to the glare of the limelight. Armed with a fame he didn't try to disown, his politics was harsh, more malevolent. India would have been another kind of country.